First Meigs Flower Show Set for April in Middleport
Plans for the first Meigs County flower show, The Spring Flower Show, are under way with The Middleport Garden Club and The Amateur Garden Club as sponsors. The two day event will be held at Middleport High School auditorium with free public admission and judging by Virginia Cavendish of Huntington.
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Meigs County
Middleport Garden Club
Amateur Garden Club
Middleport High School
A. A. Dillard
Middleport Club
Virginia Cavendish
Huntington
Middleport Social Notes Echo Spring Socials
Middleport society notes reveal Mr and Mrs Howard Russell of Harrisonville hosting guests and several residents visiting relatives in Dickinson and Akron. A Spring Garden Club meeting at Mrs James E Simpson’s Sixth Ave home featured a daffodil corsage and Wordsworth reading, with plans for a joint Spring Flower Show at Middleport High School Auditorium. The club endorsed the Daniels Cramer bill and will lobby state leaders.
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Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
James E. Simpson
Sixth Ave
Earl Knight
Eleanor Schaaf
Middleport Road Incident Sends Resident to Hospital
William Mich of Fourth Ave was transported to Holzer Hospital by Rawlings-Coats ambulance on Tuesday for medical treatment.
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Middleport
William Mich
Fourth Ave
Holzer Hospital
Rawlings- Coats
Four Towns Exceed Quotas in 1947 Red Cross Drive
Meigs County reports show Racine Middleport Dexter and Rocksprings surpassing their Red Cross quotas. March 26 figures reveal Pomeroy trails by 478 but Harrisonville Laurel Cliff meet or exceed targets. total county goal remains 3300 with 303.67 still needed. District workers named include Marcin ko Clark Swain Hensley Marcinko and others.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Red Cross
Frank H. Johnston
Racine
Charles Hayman
Middleport
J. H. Grate
William Morgan
Rocksprings
Johnston
Dexter
W. R. Amos
Reedsville
Harrisonville
A. E. Jordan
Laurel Cliff
Long Bottom
Charles P. Marcinko
Joan Clark
Theresa Swain
Charles Hensley
Georgianna Marcinko
Ollie Young
Minersville
Norma Jean Davis
Eleanor Robson
Nellie Nelson
Everett Colwell
William A. Morgan
Anna Reuter
Jo Ann Weed
Dorothy Leonard
Last Minute Rush For Tags Expected
With only days left before the April 1 license plate deadline, H. J. Russell, deputy registrar of motor vehicles, prepares for a last minute rush. Russell Auto Sales will be open Thursday Friday and Monday evenings from 6 to 9 PM in addition to regular hours.
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Middleport
H. J. Russell
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Russell Auto Sales
Soldier Discharged After 20 Months Overseas Service
Cpl. Marion A. Kesterson was to receive his discharge from the Army Thursday after 20 months of overseas service. He has been visiting his sister Mrs. Alva Hielman and their grandmother Mrs. Anna Shoemaker in New Lexington.
Brownie Meet Postponed on Lincoln Hill
Brownies scheduled to meet Saturday at 2 p m on Lincoln Hill are postponed due to a ban on children's gatherings. Announced today by Mrs. W A Smith and Mrs. J C Houston.
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Pomeroy
Lincoln Hill
W. A. Smith
J. C. Houston
Birthday celebration for four year old Jimmy Hood
Four year old Jimmy Hood celebrated his birthday on Sunday at First Baptist Sunday School with a treat for the children. Neighbors were invited to his home afterward for ice cream and cake decorated with candles in bird holders. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hood.
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Jimmy Hood
First Baptist Sunday School
Jimmy
Milton Hood
Stitch and Chatter Club Meets April First
The Stitch and Chatter Club will meet April 1 at the home of Marjorie Woodard in Minersville. Members gather for needlework and socializing in a neighborhood gathering.
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Stitch and Chatter Club
Marjorie Woodard
Minersville
Middleport Personal Notes Mention Mr and Mrs Sanborn Guests
Middleport personals item notes Mr and Mrs M R Sanborn hosting with guests Mr and Mrs Joe at a social gathering. The brief lists attendees and suggests a community social page entry.
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Mrs. M. R. Sanborn
Mrs
Joe
Star Garden Club Meets Discusses Geranium Culture
The March Star Garden Club meeting hosted by Mrs Freda Montgomery drew twenty members. Leona Davis led a bulbs for indoor bloom talk and a Flowers for Church Decoration discussion. A Red Cross donation was approved. Guest Mrs Janet Davis attended. The April 10 gathering at Dexter Church will include yard cleanup.
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Dexter
Star Garden Club
Freda Montgomery
Leona Davis
Red Cross
Janet Davis
Mrs. Mary Huber Rites Arranged for Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Huber who died Wednesday evening at her sister-in-law’s home on Union Avenue will be conducted Saturday at 2 30 p m at the Ewing funeral home. She is survived by a niece Mrs Edith Cox of Charleston West Virginia.
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Ray Rawlings
Garen Stansbury
Robert Coats
W. H. Juhling
Ben Philson
Edward French
C. A. Emmish
David Farmer
John Kincaid
James Titus
Rodney Downing
John Duerr
C. E. Blakeslee
Howard Byers
George Faris
Arthur Strauss
Howard Ewing
Middleport Social Notes
Howard Russell
Redmans
Columbus
Ann Jeanne Bell
Paul Casto
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Paul
Dickinson
Harvey S. Mourning
Wordsworth
Lavely
Susan
Charleston
Lavelys
Akron
Thomas Perrin
Cincinnati
Minnie Beverage
Chestnut St
Delbert Rice
Dayton
J. K. Smith
John Kircher
William Haptonstall
Earl Snyder
Haptonstall
Snyder
Carl Gilmore
George Warner
Lucille Warner Redman
Terry
Coats
Dickie
Dress Shop
Spencer and Wehrung
Main
PTO An
Lowe Brothers
Schmoll
Furniture and Appliance
Ohio
Meigs
Poveroy
Chester
Rutland
Letart
Syracuse
Sumner-Alfred
Henry Roush
Homer Sayre
Greta Simpson
Letha Morris
Gomer Lewis
Emma Jane Jiden
Frances Shain
Mildred Carnahan
T. T. Shelton
Charles Norris
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Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
Hayes
Mary Huber
Phillips
Court St. Pomeroy
Chanin Jewelers
Buy With Confidence
Hart & Co
Main St
Greyhound Bus Station
S&z Dress Shop
Hollingsworth
Schrafft’s
Brachs
Bunte
Mi-Choice
McLeans
Lifers
John Ston’s
Lovell and Covel
Bordens
Palmer
American Memories
Wrisley
One World
TD Pomeroy
Dr. Posner
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